"rock style songs. The initial take of the song was a halftone lower, used different verses and had different lyrics. The song at this demo stage was given the demo title . Yamaguchi attempted to keep working on the song after submitting it for the commercial, but suffered from writer's block, and instead worked on the songs ""Eureka"" and ""Good-Bye"". The song was revisited when the band was contacted to write a song for the film ""Close Range Love"" (2014), called ""Hasu no Hana"". The band discussed releasing ""Hasu no Hana"" and ""Sayonara wa Emotion"" as a single with their"
"Nyorai The Japanese word is the translation of the Sanskrit and Pali word ""Tathagata"", the term the historical Buddha used most often to refer to himself. Among his Japanese honorifics, it is the one expressing the highest degree of respect. Although originally applied only to Buddha himself, with the advent of Mahayana Buddhism Tathāgata (and therefore ""Nyorai"") came to be used for all those who have achieved enlightenment, entities which occupy the highest of the four ranks of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon. Their rank is accordingly called the . The Buddhist honorific ""Nyorai"" is the Japanese translation of ""Tathāgata"", a"
"would set aside time on the Saturday to wash their whites for Church on Sunday. A common alternative Māori name for Saturday is the transliteration ""Hatarei"". In Japanese, the word Saturday is (""doyōbi""), meaning 'soil day' and is associated with (""dosei""): Saturn (the planet), literally meaning ""soil star"". Similarly, in Korean the word Saturday is 토요일 (""tho yo il""), also meaning earth day. The element Earth was associated with the planet Saturn in Chinese astrology and philosophy. In most languages of India, Saturday is ""Shanivāra"", ""vāra"" meaning day, based on Shani, the Vedic god manifested in the planet Saturn. In"
"modorā. Hodoyā. Sōmōkō. A form of the dhāraṇī which uses a pronunciation scheme different from that used by the Zen schools is attested within Shingon Buddhism. のうぼう。あらたんのうたらやあや。のうぼありや。ばろきてい。じんばらや。ぼうじさとばや。まかさとばや。まかきゃろにきゃや。おんさらばらばえいしゅ。たんのうだしや。のうぼう。そきりたばいもうありや。ばろきてい。じんばらりょうだば。のうぼう。ならきんじ。けいりまばたしゃめい。さらばあたづしゅぼう。あせいよう。さらばぼたのう。まばばぎゃ。まばどづ。 たにゃた。おんあばろけいろきゃてい。きゃらてい。いけいりまかぼうじさとば。さらばさらば。まらまら。まま。けいりだよう。くろくろきゃらぼう。どろどろ。ばじゃやてい。まかばじゃやてい。だらだら。ちりにじんばらや。しゃらしゃら。まま。ばつまら。ぼくていれい。いけいいけい。しっだしっだ。あらさんはらしゃり。ばしゃばさん。はらしゃや。ころころ。まら。ころけいり。さらさら。しりしり。そろそろ。ぼうじやぼうじや。ぼうだやぼうだや。みていりや。ならきんじ。だりしゅにのう。はやまのう。そわか。しつだや。そわか。まかしつだや。そわか。しつだゆけい。じんばらや。そわか。ならきんじ。そわか。まらならしつら。そわか。ぼきゃや。そわか。はまかしつだや。そわか。しゃきゃらあしつだや。そわか。 はんどまきゃしつだや。そわか。ならきんじ。ばぎゃらや。そわか。まばりしょうぎゃらや。そわか。 のうぼう。あらたんのう。たらやあや。のうぼうありや。ばろきてい。じんばらや。そわか。 Nōbō. Aratannō tarayāya. Nōbo ariya. Barokitei. Jinbaraya. Bōjisatobaya. Makasatobaya. Makakyaronikyaya. On sarabarabaeishu. Tannō dashiya. Nōbō. Sokiri taba imō ariya. Barokitei. Jinbara ryōdaba. Nōbō. Narakinji. Keiri mabata shamei. Saraba atazu shubō. Aseiyō. Saraba botanō. Maba bagya. maba dozu. Tanyata. On abarokei rokyatei. Kyaratei. Ikeiri makabōjisatoba. Saraba saraba. Mara mara. Mama. Keiridayō. Kuro kuro kyarabō. Doro doro. Bajayatei. Makabajayatei. Dara dara. Chirini jinbaraya. Shara shara. Mama. Batsumara. Bokuteirei. Ikei ikei. Shidda shidda."
"Japan. Sosai The Japanese word Sosai (Japanese:総裁, ""Sōsai"") means roughly ""president"" or ""director-general"". It is used in several ways: This office also exist in various sports, in particular budō, business and charitable organizations. The term is also used to translate the head of various foreign organizations. The most famous of such people is Sōsai Ōyama Masutatsu, who earned this appellation by creating a karate style called Kyokushinkai and spreading karate in the western world. Mas Oyama is an exceptional icon to be called ""Sosai"" because of his contributions especially in the world of Martial Arts and in the overall history"
"Sādhanā Sādhana (Sanskrit साधन; ; ), literally ""a means of accomplishing something"", is a generic term coming from the yogic tradition and it refers to any spiritual exercise that is aimed at progressing the sādhaka towards the very ultimate expression of his or her life in this reality. It includes a variety of disciplines in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh traditions that are followed in order to achieve various spiritual or ritual objectives. ""Sādhana"" can also refer to a tantric liturgy or liturgical manual, that is, the instructions to carry out a certain practice. A contemporary spiritual teacher and yogi"
"Ganbaru , also romanized as gambaru, is a ubiquitous Japanese word which roughly means to slog on tenaciously through tough times. The word ""Ganbaru"" is often translated to mean ""doing one’s best"", but in practice, it means doing more than one's best. The word emphasizes ""working with perseverance"" or ""toughing it out."" ""Ganbaru"" means ""to commit oneself fully to a task and to bring that task to an end."" It can be translated to mean persistence, tenacity, doggedness and hard work. The term has a unique importance in Japanese culture. The New York Times said of Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese"
"San Do and Onmyōdō. Mantra A mantra (, English pronunciation ) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit believed by practitioners to have psychological and spiritual powers. Mantra meditation helps to induce an altered state of consciousness. A mantra may or may not have a syntactic structure or literal meaning. The earliest mantras were composed in Vedic Sanskrit by Hindus in India, and are at least 3000 years old. Mantras now exist in various schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. In Japanese Shingon tradition, the word ""Shingon"" means"
"Sosai The Japanese word Sosai (Japanese:総裁, ""Sōsai"") means roughly ""president"" or ""director-general"". It is used in several ways: This office also exist in various sports, in particular budō, business and charitable organizations. The term is also used to translate the head of various foreign organizations. The most famous of such people is Sōsai Ōyama Masutatsu, who earned this appellation by creating a karate style called Kyokushinkai and spreading karate in the western world. Mas Oyama is an exceptional icon to be called ""Sosai"" because of his contributions especially in the world of Martial Arts and in the overall history of"
"all of the universe, as a form of homage to Surya. Sūrya namaskāra literally means sun salutation. It is a Yoga warm up routine based on a sequence of gracefully linked asanas. The nomenclature refers to the symbolism of Sun as the soul and the source of all life. A yogi may develop a personalized yoga warm up routine as ""surya-namaskar"" to precede his or her asana practice. The Gayatri Mantra is associated with Surya (Savitr). The mantra's earliest appearance is in the hymn 3.62.10 of the Rigveda. Surya Surya (; , IAST: ‘'Sūrya’') is a Sanskrit word that means"
"""to steal away; to hide"" and—by extension—""to forbear"", hence its association with stealth and invisibility. ""Mono"" (者) means ""a person"". Historically, the word ""ninja"" was not in common use, and a variety of regional colloquialisms evolved to describe what would later be dubbed ninja. Along with ""shinobi"", some examples include ""monomi"" (""one who sees""), ""nokizaru"" (""macaque on the roof""), ""rappa"" (""ruffian""), ""kusa"" (""grass"") and ""Iga-mono"" (""one from Iga""). In historical documents, ""shinobi"" is almost always used. ""Kunoichi"", (くノ一） is, originally, an argot which means ""woman"", supposedly came from the characters くノ一 (pronounced ""ku"", ""no"" and ""ichi""), which make up the"
"in all of them Dainichi Nyorai is in the center. The following is one of the most common. Sometimes a group consists of a single Nyorai flanked by minor figures like ""bosatsu"" or ""myōō"". For example, in the , shown in the photo at the top of the page, Yakushi Nyorai is flanked by Nikkō Bosatsu and Gakkō Bosatsu, two deities one rank below him. Nyorai The Japanese word is the translation of the Sanskrit and Pali word ""Tathagata"", the term the historical Buddha used most often to refer to himself. Among his Japanese honorifics, it is the one expressing"
"is: there is a lesson to be learnt from everything that is happening, good or bad. Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo is a sacred 'nine-syllable' Buddhist mantra in Japanese. The kanji which represents this is: 四拳 波羅蜜 大光明 shiken represents four perspectives: In summary, it is the sensation and the harmony perceived by the sense of hearing and heart. haramitsu means paramita or Buddha's Satori. Or to reach Buddhahood from our worlds which fill up with many messy things in our minds. 波 means waves in the ocean and metaphors of something like waves, for example ""kanojyo wa nami"
"Sayona La Sayona is a legend from Venezuela, represented by the vengeful spirit of a woman that shows up only to men that have love affairs out of their marriages. The name ""Sayona"" refers to the cloth the ghost wears which is a long white dress similar to a medieval undergarment. The legend claims that when this woman appears she asks for a cigarette or for a ride, and after a while when the victim tries to see her face, he notices that she has instead a skull with horrible teeth. The legend says that ""La Sayona"" was a young"
"of all things)"" to lead human beings to salvation. ""Nyorai"" is not the only existing Japanese translation of ""tathāgata"", as another was created based on a different interpretation of the original Indian term. If the compound word is interpreted as composed by ""tathā"", meaning ""as it is"", and ""gata"", meaning ""gone"", the translation is , an interpretation adopted by other strands of Buddhism, for example Tibetan Buddhism. In this case, the term means ""he who has gone to ""tathata"""" through meditation and satori. In Japanese the historical Buddha is called . Originally the honorific ""Tathāgata"" was used exclusively for Buddha"
"Sayona"". In other versions of the tale, it appears to lone men working in the jungle when they are thinking of women they left behind in their hometown or simply when they talk to their work mates about wanting to be with a woman. Later on, a woman would appear to them in the likeness of an unknown, beautiful and desirable woman, or a loved one, and try to lure them into the forests so it could then reveal their animal-like features and devour them or just mangle them, leaving their wretched bodies for their companions to find. In another"
"Ameonna Ameonna (雨女, ""rain woman"") is a female spirit illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's ""Konjaku Hyakki Shūi"" as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. She is described as a goddess from China's Mount Wushan, who is a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening. She may be considered a rain-bringer for crops. In modern usage in Japan, ""ameonna"" (or the male equivalent ""ameotoko"") refers to an unlucky person that seems to be jinxed to have the rain follow them wherever they may go, thus gaining a reputation for ruining special events such as weddings or"
"something that one cannot possibly have a real relationship with, like a fictional character, a pop idol, or an inorganic substance. It can be considered a kind of ""pseudo-romance,"" but it is not always seen to be the same as ""romance."" The term's origin and etymology are unknown. Anime columnist John Oppliger has outlined several popular theories describing how the term would have stemmed from the name of anime heroines, such as Hotaru Tomoe from ""Sailor Moon"" (Tomoe is written as , relevant kanji is the same) or Moe Sagisawa from the 1993 anime ""Kyōryū Wakusei"". Psychologist Tamaki Saitō identifies"
"Hone-onna The ""hone-onna"" appears for the first time in a yōkai encyclopedia called ""Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki"", written in 1779 by Toriyama Sekien. The story in which the bone woman is mentioned is named ""Botan Dōrō"" (牡丹燈籠; ""The Peony Lantern""). It tells about a beautiful, but very skinny lady carrying a red lantern in shape of a peony flower and visiting men in attempt to sleep with them. ""Botan Dōrō"" itself is derived from a Buddhist Chinese tale collection named ""Otogibōko"" (御伽ばうこ), written by Asai Ryōi in 1666. The collection was composed as some kind of moral-free version of the"
"Vairocana (Japanese: Dainichi Nyorai, 大日如来), the supreme Buddha. Each of the four remaining Buddhas occupies a fixed cardinal point. Each of them is a manifestation of Buddhahood, and each is active in a different world-period, in which they manifest themselves among Bodhisattvas and humans. These ""Dhyani Buddhas"" form the core of the Buddhist pantheistic system, which developed from them in a multiform way. At the Musée Guimet, the five Buddhas are surrounded by protective Bodhisattvas. There is also a multitude of other Buddhas, such as Yakushi, the Buddha of medicine. Bodhisattvas are personages who are on the point of entering"
"is, ""On nōmaku sanmanda basaradan kan"". [Homage to all-pervading diamond thunderbolts. Utterly crush and devour! o'ṃ] [Eng.] 陣 (Jin): Hands together, fingers interlocked, with the fingertips inside. Mudra is naibaku-in ""seal of the inner bonds."" Mantra is, ""On aganaya in maya sowaka"". [All hail the glory of Agni (God of the Sacred Fire). o'ṃ!] 列 (Retsu): Left hand in an upward-pointing fist, index finger raised. Right hand grips index finger, and thumb is pressed onto left index's nail. Mudra is, Chiken-in ""seal of the wisdom fist,"" also known as ""seal of the interpenetration of the two realms."" Mantra is, ""On"
"Yona The word Yona in Pali and the Prakrits, and the analogue ""Yavana"" in Sanskrit, are words used in Ancient India to designate Greek speakers. ""Yona"" and ""Yavana"" are transliterations of the Greek word for ""Ionians"" (), who were probably the first Greeks to be known in the East. Both terms appear in ancient Sanskrit literature. ""Yavana"" appears for instance, in the ""Mahabharata"", while ""Yona"" appears in texts such as the ""Mahavamsa"". The Yona are mentioned in the Ashoka inscriptions, along with the Kambojas, as two societies where there are only nobles and slaves. Examples of direct association of these"
"beside a kanji to show the proper reading. This is done to facilitate learning, as well as to clarify particularly old or obscure (or sometimes invented) readings. ""Katakana"", like hiragana, are a syllabary; katakana are primarily used to write foreign words, plant and animal names, and for emphasis. For example, ""Australia"" has been adapted as ""Ōsutoraria"" (), and ""supermarket"" has been adapted and shortened into ""sūpā"" (). Many major universities throughout the world provide Japanese language courses, and a number of secondary and even primary schools worldwide offer courses in the language. This is much changed from before World War"
"himself however, with the advent of Mahayana Buddhism, it came to be applied to entities called buddhas which, like him, were men who had achieved enlightenment. Although strictly speaking buddhas are not gods, they are represented as if they were. Buddhas in Japan are called ""Nyorai"" and they occupy the top of the four ranks of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon, called , literally ""Nyorai category"". The ""Nyorai-bu"" is followed in order by the ""Bosatsu""-bu (""bodhisattva""), ""Myōō""-bu (Wisdom Kings), and ten-bu (Deva). The most important ""Nyorai"" of the Japanese Buddhist pantheon (apart from the historical Buddha, Shaka Nyorai) are Amida Nyorai"
"with the word for ""person"" (nin / 人); ""iro"" (色) in ""toiro"" is the Japanese word for ""color."" misono would later release all four songs in the project into one melody on her album ""Say -sei-."" To tie into the saying, the music video for ""Juunin Toiro"" followed the lives of ten different people, all incarnations of misono. The main character is a young woman reading about the lives of the others through various-colored books. Incarnations include a woman in an abusive relationship, one who gets into a fight with their friend, a woman who is found cheating with her"
"Satori generation Satori generation (さとり世代) is a Japanese language neologism used to describe young Japanese who have seemingly achieved the Buddhist enlightened state free from material desires but who have in reality given up ambition and hope due to macro-economic trends. The term was coined around 2010. The Satori generation are not interested in earning money, career advancement, and conspicuous consumption, or even travel, hobbies and romantic relationships; their alcohol consumption is far lower than Japanese of earlier generations. They live in a period of Waithood and are NEET, parasite singles, freeters or hikikomori. The Satori generation in Japan is"
"Katakana In contrast to the hiragana syllabary, which is used for Japanese words not covered by kanji and for grammatical inflections, the katakana syllabary usage is quite similar to italics in English; specifically, it is used for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively ""gairaigo""); for emphasis; to represent onomatopoeia; for technical and scientific terms; and for names of plants, animals, minerals, and often Japanese companies. Katakana are characterized by short, straight strokes and sharp corners. There are two main systems of ordering katakana: the old-fashioned iroha ordering, and the more prevalent gojūon"
"Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo is a sacred 'nine-syllable' Buddhist mantra in Japanese. The kanji which represents this is: 四拳 波羅蜜 大光明 shiken represents four perspectives: In summary, it is the sensation and the harmony perceived by the sense of hearing and heart. haramitsu means paramita or Buddha's Satori. Or to reach Buddhahood from our worlds which fill up with many messy things in our minds. 波 means waves in the ocean and metaphors of something like waves, for example ""kanojyo wa nami ga aru"" which means ""she has waves in her mind"", which means sometimes she is stable"
"stems from the word ""setsunasa"": while it holds a variety of meanings in Japanese, the meaning used by the production team was sadness or sorrow. ""Setsuna"" also translated as ""a moment in time"", which tied into the game's SP battle mechanic. Much of the effort in writing went into the game's language, with the team obsessing over how players would respond to different words. For this reason, they used katakana as little as possible, instead using native kanji expressions for terms like ""monster"". Despite lacking katakana, the setting used writing schemes akin to those from European literature, giving the world"
"Arasan harashari. Basha basan. Harashaya. Koro koro. Mara. Koro keiri. Sara sara. Shiri shiri. Soro soro. Bōjiya bōjiya. Bōdaya bōdaya. Miteiriya. Narakinji. Darishuninō. Hayamanō. Sowaka. Shitsudaya. Sowaka. Makashitsudaya. Sowaka. Shitsudayukei. Jinbaraya. Sowaka. Narakinji. Sowaka. Maranara shitsura. Sowaka. Bokyaya. Sowaka. Hamaka shitsudaya. Sowaka. Shakyarā shitsudaya. Sowaka. Handomakya shitsudaya. Sowaka. Narakinji. Bagyaraya. Sowaka. Mabari shōgyaraya. Sowaka. Nōbō. Aratannō. Tarayāya. Nōbō Ariyabarokitei. Jinbaraya. Sowaka. Author D.T. Suzuki's English translation of the standard version is as follows: Adoration to the Triple Treasure! Adoration to Avalokiteśvara the Bodhisattva-Mahāsattva who is the great compassionate one! Om, to the one who performs a leap beyond all fears!"
"to make silk, which is then used to make cloth, for example ""tangotime, nishijin ori"", or ""kyouyuu zenn"". The design was chosen by the public from over 2,000 candidates from Japan and other countries. On November 1, 2010, Mayumaro entered the year’s kanji ceremony with Tawawachan. Mayumaro Mayumaro is a mascot character of the 26th National Cultural Festival in Kyoto. His work is to encourage everyone to like Kyoto. Mayumaro lacks a mouth, so he cannot speak. He has a sister, Mayuko. Her motif is a girl who wants to be ”maiko-san"" and loves Kyoto. Unlike her brother, Mayumaro, she"
"Punaana The Sanskrit term, Punaana is used to refer to the Purifier, the Almighty Lord or Brahman who through grant of knowledge purifies our mind and body for our achieving the highest goal, emancipation. Punaana (Sanskrit: पुनान) or ""Punāna"" is an adjective derived from the root पू (""pū"") meaning cleansing or purifying as in पूत (""pūta"") meaning cleaned, purified, pure, clear or bright, in पूतदक्ष (""pūtadaksha"") meaning pure-minded, in पूनीत (""pūnīta"") meaning cleaned or purified or पुनीहि (""punīhi"") meaning purify; it means – destroying (sin), pouring forth or showing (brightness), being clear or bright or purified, washing off (sin), The"
"Ayya (Pali word) Ayya is a Pali word, translated as ""honourable"" or ""worthy"". It is most commonly used as a veneration in addressing or referring to an ordained female Buddhist monk, most often of the Theravadan tradition in Southeast Asia. It is sometimes mistaken as equivalent to Christian use of the word, ""sister."" Ayya can refer to either a bhikkhuni (fully ordained and usually wearing orange or yellow robes in Southeast Asia) or a samaneri (shramanerika) ten-precept novice renunciant or a sikkhamana (wearing white, brown or sometimes pink), but not to non-ordained precept-holders. Generally for bhikkhunis, robes would be maroon"